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Highcliff Metals
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Highcliff Metals Corp.
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1984
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Highcliff Metals Corp. is a publicly traded junior mineral resource company domiciled in Vancouver, Canada, listed on the TSX-Venture Exchange under the symbol HCM.H and on the OTCMKTS as IMAHF. According to its firmographic description, the company specializes in reserves of quartz, feldspar, halloysite, and kaolin — industrial minerals typically used in ceramics, glass, paper, paints, and advanced materials applications. The firm was founded in 1984 and operates with 1-10 employees, consistent with an early-stage exploration or asset-holding shell rather than a producing miner.

The company's business model and revenue mechanics are not disclosed in the available input data. There are no named products, no customers, no pricing, no distribution channels, and no operating mine or processing facility described. Capital has been raised through a series of small equity financings — $137,499 in April 2013, $400,756 in June 2015, $174,620 in March 2025, and a more recent $1,250,000 raise on June 12, 2026 — suggesting intermittent capital deployment rather than sustained development.

Leadership is minimal, with John Theoboald serving as President/CEO and Wayne Moorhouse as Director. On June 12, 2026, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) imposed a trading halt citing improper dissemination of news, raising governance and disclosure concerns. Operating geographies are limited to North America (Canada), and the company shows no evidence of current production, revenue generation, or technology platform development.

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Highcliff Metals Corp. is a Vancouver-based, publicly listed junior mineral resource company (TSX-V: HCM.H) focused on industrial mineral reserves of quartz, feldspar, halloysite, and kaolin, operating with 1-10 employees and no disclosed commercial revenue.

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Operating
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1–10
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HeadquartersVancouver, Canada
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Canada
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
industrial minerals, mineral exploration, quartz mining, kaolin mining, feldspar mining
Industry1 code
1Specialty Aggregates (Rail Ballast, Riprap/Armor Stone, Gabion Stone)
CodeIMAKAHAJPrimaryYes
NAICS code1 code
  • Mining (except Oil and Gas)212
SIC code1 code
  • Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)1400
Product category
Industrial Minerals Mining
Social media profiles1 record
Cost components4 values
Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Others
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Highcliff Metals Corp. is engaged in the exploration, acquisition, and development of industrial mineral reserves, with a stated focus on quartz, feldspar, halloysite, and kaolin deposits. The company is publicly listed on the TSX-Venture Exchange (HCM.H) and OTCMKTS (IMAHF) and operates from Vancouver, Canada, with a small team of 1-10 employees.

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Peers10 records
1Quarzwerke GmbH
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Quarzwerke is a European family-owned producer specializing in silica sand, quartz, kaolin, feldspar and related industrial minerals. Its narrow focus on these same minerals makes it a strong functional comparable for Highcliff's reserve portfolio.

2Imerys S.A.
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Imerys is a global leader in mineral-based specialty solutions, with significant operations in kaolin, feldspar, and other industrial minerals — the same commodity space Highcliff targets. As a large, diversified incumbent, Imerys serves as the natural reference point for what a fully built-out industrial-mineral business looks like.

3Groupo Minero Industrial (GMI)
TypeEmerging player
Description

GMI is a Latin American emerging producer of feldspar, quartz and kaolin for ceramics and glass. It is an emerging-player comparable because of its overlapping product mix with Highcliff's reserve base, though at an earlier stage of commercialization.

4Active Minerals International
TypeDirect peer
Description

Active Minerals International mines and processes kaolin, halloysite and other specialty industrial minerals. It is a direct peer because its halloysite business in particular mirrors one of Highcliff's four named commodities.

5Heemskirk Consolidated (now part of Sibelco)
TypeOthers
Description

Heemskirk was an Australia-listed industrial minerals producer (kaolin, feldspar, silica) prior to acquisition by Sibelco. It is thematically relevant because it illustrates the small-cap industrial minerals exit pathway — pre-acquisition, its scale and product mix resembled what Highcliff could grow into.

6Thiele Kaolin Company
TypeDirect peer
Description

Thiele Kaolin is a US-based producer of kaolin and related industrial minerals for paper, paint, rubber and adhesives. As a focused mid-sized kaolin miner, it is a direct product peer to Highcliff's kaolin reserve development.

7U.S. Silica Holdings
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

U.S. Silica is a publicly-traded US producer of industrial silica sand with applications across oilfield, glass and specialty uses. While primarily silica-focused, it represents the public-market industrial minerals comparable relevant to Highcliff's quartz reserves.

8KaMin LLC
TypeDirect peer
Description

KaMin is a specialty kaolin producer serving paper, paint and performance minerals markets. It is a direct peer because kaolin is one of Highcliff's four named commodities and the end-market logic (paper, paints, specialty uses) is identical.

9PBB Polysil SA
TypeRegional player
Description

PBB Polysil is a Brazilian producer of silica, quartz, feldspar and kaolin serving South American industrial markets. It is a regional peer sharing the same mineral set as Highcliff but operating in a different geography (Brazil vs. Canada).

10Sibelco
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Sibelco is a Belgian-headquartered global minerals company producing silica, feldspar, kaolin and halloysite for glass, ceramics and industrial applications. It is highly comparable because its product portfolio overlaps almost exactly with Highcliff's stated mineral focus (quartz, feldspar, halloysite, kaolin).

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Highcliff Metals

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Highcliff Metals Corp. is a Vancouver-based, publicly listed junior mineral resource company (TSX-V: HCM.H) focused on industrial mineral reserves of quartz, feldspar, halloysite, and kaolin, operating with 1-10 employees and no disclosed commercial revenue.

What Highcliff Metals does

Highcliff Metals Corp. is a publicly traded junior mineral resource company domiciled in Vancouver, Canada, listed on the TSX-Venture Exchange under the symbol HCM.H and on the OTCMKTS as IMAHF. According to its firmographic description, the company specializes in reserves of quartz, feldspar, halloysite, and kaolin — industrial minerals typically used in ceramics, glass, paper, paints, and advanced materials applications. The firm was founded in 1984 and operates with 1-10 employees, consistent with an early-stage exploration or asset-holding shell rather than a producing miner.

The company's business model and revenue mechanics are not disclosed in the available input data. There are no named products, no customers, no pricing, no distribution channels, and no operating mine or processing facility described. Capital has been raised through a series of small equity financings — $137,499 in April 2013, $400,756 in June 2015, $174,620 in March 2025, and a more recent $1,250,000 raise on June 12, 2026 — suggesting intermittent capital deployment rather than sustained development.

Leadership is minimal, with John Theoboald serving as President/CEO and Wayne Moorhouse as Director. On June 12, 2026, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) imposed a trading halt citing improper dissemination of news, raising governance and disclosure concerns. Operating geographies are limited to North America (Canada), and the company shows no evidence of current production, revenue generation, or technology platform development.

Highcliff Metals firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Highcliff Metals
Legal name
Highcliff Metals Corp.
Website
https://highcliffmetals.com
Company type
Public
Founded year
1984
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
Highcliff Metals Corp. is a Vancouver-based, publicly listed junior mineral resource company (TSX-V: HCM.H) focused on industrial mineral reserves of quartz, feldspar, halloysite, and kaolin, operating with 1-10 employees and no disclosed commercial revenue.
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akta.pro rank

Highcliff Metals industry classification

Industry
Product category
Industrial Minerals Mining
NAICS
Mining (except Oil and Gas) (212)
SIC
Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400)
akta.pro primary industry
Specialty Aggregates (Rail Ballast, Riprap/Armor Stone, Gabion Stone) (IMAKAHAJ)

Keywords

  • Industrial minerals
  • Mineral exploration
  • Quartz mining
  • Kaolin mining
  • Feldspar mining

Where Highcliff Metals is headquartered

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Vancouver
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Canada
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Highcliff Metals business model

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B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Others

Highcliff Metals product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Highcliff Metals Corp. is engaged in the exploration, acquisition, and development of industrial mineral reserves, with a stated focus on quartz, feldspar, halloysite, and kaolin deposits. The company is publicly listed on the TSX-Venture Exchange (HCM.H) and OTCMKTS (IMAHF) and operates from Vancouver, Canada, with a small team of 1-10 employees.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Companies that use Highcliff Metals

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Highcliff Metals technology and API

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Highcliff Metals partnerships and signals

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Highcliff Metals competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Quarzwerke GmbH: Quarzwerke is a European family-owned producer specializing in silica sand, quartz, kaolin, feldspar and related industrial minerals. Its narrow focus on these same minerals makes it a strong functional comparable for Highcliff's reserve portfolio.
  • Imerys S.A. Imerys is a global leader in mineral-based specialty solutions, with significant operations in kaolin, feldspar, and other industrial minerals — the same commodity space Highcliff targets. As a large, diversified incumbent, Imerys serves as the natural reference point for what a fully built-out industrial-mineral business looks like.
  • U.S. Silica Holdings: U.S. Silica is a publicly-traded US producer of industrial silica sand with applications across oilfield, glass and specialty uses. While primarily silica-focused, it represents the public-market industrial minerals comparable relevant to Highcliff's quartz reserves.
  • Sibelco: Sibelco is a Belgian-headquartered global minerals company producing silica, feldspar, kaolin and halloysite for glass, ceramics and industrial applications. It is highly comparable because its product portfolio overlaps almost exactly with Highcliff's stated mineral focus (quartz, feldspar, halloysite, kaolin).

Emerging players

  • Groupo Minero Industrial (GMI): GMI is a Latin American emerging producer of feldspar, quartz and kaolin for ceramics and glass. It is an emerging-player comparable because of its overlapping product mix with Highcliff's reserve base, though at an earlier stage of commercialization.

Direct peers

  • Active Minerals International: Active Minerals International mines and processes kaolin, halloysite and other specialty industrial minerals. It is a direct peer because its halloysite business in particular mirrors one of Highcliff's four named commodities.
  • Thiele Kaolin Company: Thiele Kaolin is a US-based producer of kaolin and related industrial minerals for paper, paint, rubber and adhesives. As a focused mid-sized kaolin miner, it is a direct product peer to Highcliff's kaolin reserve development.
  • KaMin LLC: KaMin is a specialty kaolin producer serving paper, paint and performance minerals markets. It is a direct peer because kaolin is one of Highcliff's four named commodities and the end-market logic (paper, paints, specialty uses) is identical.

Others

  • Heemskirk Consolidated (now part of Sibelco): Heemskirk was an Australia-listed industrial minerals producer (kaolin, feldspar, silica) prior to acquisition by Sibelco. It is thematically relevant because it illustrates the small-cap industrial minerals exit pathway — pre-acquisition, its scale and product mix resembled what Highcliff could grow into.

Regional players

  • PBB Polysil SA: PBB Polysil is a Brazilian producer of silica, quartz, feldspar and kaolin serving South American industrial markets. It is a regional peer sharing the same mineral set as Highcliff but operating in a different geography (Brazil vs. Canada).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Highcliff Metals social profiles

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Highcliff Metals financial estimates

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Valuation estimate

Highcliff Metals leadership team

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Profiles2 records

Highcliff Metals funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Highcliff Metals M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Highcliff Metals

What does Highcliff Metals do?

Highcliff Metals Corp. is engaged in the exploration, acquisition, and development of industrial mineral reserves, with a stated focus on quartz, feldspar, halloysite, and kaolin deposits. The company is publicly listed on the TSX-Venture Exchange (HCM.H) and OTCMKTS (IMAHF) and operates from Vancouver, Canada, with a small team of 1-10 employees.

Is Highcliff Metals a public or private company?

Highcliff Metals is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.

When was Highcliff Metals founded?

Highcliff Metals was founded in 1984. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Highcliff Metals based?

Highcliff Metals is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, in the North America region.

Who are Highcliff Metals's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Quarzwerke GmbH, Imerys S.A., U.S. Silica Holdings and Sibelco. Groupo Minero Industrial (GMI) is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are Active Minerals International, Thiele Kaolin Company and KaMin LLC. Heemskirk Consolidated (now part of Sibelco) is listed as an others. PBB Polysil SA is listed as a regional player.

Does Highcliff Metals have an API?

No public API is recorded for Highcliff Metals.

What industry is Highcliff Metals in?

Highcliff Metals's product category is Industrial Minerals Mining. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAKAHAJ, Specialty Aggregates (Rail Ballast, Riprap/Armor Stone, Gabion Stone). Its NAICS code is 212 and its SIC code is 1400.

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NewsfileAntanas Guoga Announces Filing of an Amended and Restated Early Warning Report Related to Highcliff Metals Corp.Antanas Guoga filed an amended early warning report regarding his acquisition of 1.8 million common shares in Highcliff Metals Corp. and the subsequent sale of 1.6 million shares on the TSX Venture Exchange. This activity adjusted his beneficial ownership from approximately 36.22% to a final holding of 3.4 million shares, representing about 19.91% of the company's outstanding issuance.Stock TitanHighcliff Metals Early Warning: Guoga Sells 1.6M SharesAntanas Guoga filed an amended early warning report disclosing that he sold 1.6 million shares of Highcliff Metals Corp. on the TSX Venture Exchange, reducing his ownership stake from approximately 29.29% to 19.91%. This transaction followed a previous acquisition of 1.8 million shares earlier in July 2026.YahooAntanas Guoga Announces Filing of an Amended and Restated Early Warning Report Related to Highcliff Metals Corp.Antanas Guoga filed an amended early warning report detailing his acquisition of 1,800,000 common shares in Highcliff Metals Corp. and subsequent sale of 1,600,000 shares on the TSX Venture Exchange. Following these transactions, Mr. Guoga's beneficial ownership decreased from approximately 29.29% to 19.91% of the company's outstanding shares.YahooHighcliff Provides Corporate UpdateHighcliff Metals Corp. announced it has completed a private placement financing and is evaluating new business opportunities in various resource sectors. The company currently has no mineral properties and plans to seek a new business focus.NewsfileHighcliff Provides Corporate UpdateHighcliff Metals Corp. has successfully completed a non-brokered private placement financing, as announced in this corporate update. The company states it is evaluating opportunities in the mineral exploration and resource sector, including natural hydrogen, helium, critical minerals, and precious metals, though it has not entered into any binding agreement or definitive arrangement. Highcliff currently has no mineral properties and is seeking to identify and acquire a new business opportunity.NewsfileAntanas Guoga Announces Filing of Early Warning Report Related to Highcliff Metals Corp.Antanas Guoga disposed of 1,600,000 common shares in Highcliff Metals Corp. on August 4, 2026, through the TSX Venture Exchange, reducing his ownership from approximately 18.75% to 9.37% of the company's issued and outstanding shares. As a result of crossing below the 10% threshold, Mr. Guoga is no longer considered an insider of the Company. The filing notes that all securities are held for investment purposes and that future transactions may occur depending on market conditions and the company's prospects.FinancialContent Business PageAntanas Guoga Announces Filing of Early Warning Report Related to Highcliff Metals Corp.Antanas Guoga has filed an early warning report disclosing the disposal of 1,600,000 common shares in Highcliff Metals Corp. through the TSX Venture Exchange on August 4, 2026. Following the disposition, Guoga's ownership decreased from approximately 18.75% to 9.37% of the company's outstanding shares, causing him to no longer qualify as an insider of the company. The report states that Guoga may increase or decrease his holdings in the future depending on market conditions and the company's prospects.Stock TitanHighcliff Metals Early Warning: Guoga Disposes 1.6M SharesAntanas Guoga filed an early warning report disclosing the disposition of 1,600,000 common shares in Highcliff Metals Corp. through the TSX Venture Exchange on August 4, 2026. The transaction reduced his ownership from approximately 18.75% to 9.37%, causing him to cease being an insider of the company. Guoga stated his securities are held for investment purposes and he may adjust his position based on market conditions and the company's prospects.NewsfileHighcliff Metals Closes Private Placement of $700,039Highcliff Metals Corp. has closed a non-brokered private placement of 8,235,758 common shares at $0.085 per share, raising total proceeds of $700,039.46. Control person Antanas Guoga subscribed for 1,800,000 shares totaling $153,000, a related party transaction under Multilateral Instrument 61-101, with the shares subject to a four-month resale restriction. Following the transaction, Guoga holds 5,000,000 shares representing 29.3% of the company, down from his prior 36.2% stake, with net proceeds earmarked for working capital and identifying a new business.MarketScreenerHighcliff Metals Corp. announced that it has received CAD 0.700039 million in fundingHighcliff Metals Corp. closed a share offering on July 20, 2026, issuing 8,235,758 common shares at CAD 0.085 each for gross proceeds of CAD 700,039.43. Control person Antanas Guoga subscribed for 1,800,000 shares, raising his ownership to 29.3%.